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PJ48

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#304222 14-Apr-2023 19:45
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Hi All,

 

Staying at the in-laws in rural South Canterbury on Spark fixed 4G connection. House is 600 m from cell phone tower but there is a big stand of eucalyptus tree between tower and house. 

 

Speeds are max 60 Mbps down (typical 15-20) and max 40 Mbps up (typical 25 - 30 ) and ping 31 ms.(over ethernet)

 

 

 

 

The modem is right next to window facing the tower.

 

As the title says - can this be improved by external aerial (it won't get above tree line!) or change to Smart modem 2?


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  #3063771 14-Apr-2023 21:44
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From the little I know about RBI that looks approximately expected and good to me. Just enough for 4k TV. It's my uneducated guess a better modem or aerial won't get you much in return for that scenario.

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